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Why are some countries developed but others are not? Why do states go to war? What causes internal armed conflicts? How do societies rebuild after war? If you've pondered the answers to any of these questions, consider the online BS in International Relations degree program from Central Michigan University. The curriculum covers topics in comparative politics, empirical methods of political research, modern ideologies, and more, preparing graduates for careers with government agencies such as the U.S. State Department, the United Nations, and other intergovernmental organizations, as well as nongovernmental organizations such as the Red Cross, Green Peace International, and other public and nonprofit organizations. 

The online BS in Political Science degree program from Central Michigan University prepares students for success in a wide spectrum of careers ranging from government to law, education, journalism, international business, and more. The curriculum allows students to customize their degree to meet their career goals by offering flexible course selection within each of the five required fields:

• American National Political Institutions & Processes
• American State & Local Government, Public Administration & Policy
• International Relations
• Comparative Politics
• Political Theory

The online Certificate in Technical & Professional Writing program from Central Michigan University is designed to help professionals in specialized fields learn how to express complex processes to a non-technical audience. You'll gain the knowledge and skills required to:

• Write for your audience
• Explain processes without using jargon
• Use words and design elements to help your readers solve problems, follow directions, or understand new concepts

Central Michigan University offers an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership. These programs will prepare you to effectively meet organizational challenges in culturally diverse, global environments through efficient resource management. You will learn best practices in ethical leadership, organizational communications, strategic planning, conflict resolution, and more.
 
The program offers three tracks to best customize your degree to meet your career goals:

• Military Services Leadership
• Public Sector Leadership
• Enterprise Leadership

Graduates are prepared for careers as HR managers, business consultants, diversity directors, and communications specialists.

Central Michigan University offers an online Bachelor of Applied Arts in Administration. The curriculum provides a foundation in administrative competencies that are common to most supervisory positions. Students in this program will also choose a minor to customize their skill set. Core courses will increase your skills in communication, leadership, and management. Classes cover subjects such as managerial economics, public relations best practices, and organizational psychology. 

Students can choose from two concentrations, depending on their interests and career goals:

• Building Code Administration
• Organization Administration

Central Michigan University offers the online Bachelor of Science in Administration. This degree prepares you for a successful career on the global level through the major of your choice, with an optional minor to customize your degree to match your career goals. You will learn best practices of accounting, economics, management, and marketing, along with advanced skills associated with your major.

Concentration options with this degree:

• Building Code Administration: Learn the intricacies of codes and regulations for residential, business, and international building. This concentration will strengthen your knowledge base regarding permits, inspection, and the legal aspects of building while developing the leadership skills necessary to effectively manage.
• Organization Administration: Increase your personal brand value through this concentration designed to give you the flexibility for success in a variety of career paths. You will learn skills and knowledge pertaining to the legal environment of business, communications, public relations, human resources, organizational psychology, and management through best practices.

The BS in Business Administration online degree from Central Michigan University is designed to provide professional preparation for students aspiring to careers in business, industry, and government.  With its applied business communication concentration, the curriculum targets the knowledge and skills employers seek most: communication, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.  Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared for a wide variety of careers including, but not limited to:

• Digital marketing coordinator
• Business consultant or trainer
• Customer service manager
• Business communication manager
• Job development specialist

With this online business administration degree, students have the flexibility needed to prepare for their future without sacrificing their current careers or personal lives.  You are also able to complete the program at your own pace, taking as many courses as your schedule allows each eight-week term.

The BS in Public & Nonprofit Administration degree online from Central Michigan University is designed for those drawn to social causes and improving the public well-being. Grant writers, social workers, economists, nurses, and former military members will find a comfortable fit in the public and nonprofit sectors as they seek to extend their service to larger groups and expand their influence. In addition to introducing students to public administration and nonprofit leadership, the curriculum for this online public administration degree program focuses on:

• Public Budgeting Processes
• Public Sector Research Methods
• Public Sector Human Resources

Students are taught by professors and practitioners who have decades of experience in the public sector.  Students also have the opportunity to earn a Certified Nonprofit Professional credential that furthers understanding of best practices in the nonprofit sector.

Strengthen your knowledge base and prepare yourself for leadership roles in the global economy with the online MBA with a concentration on Business Data Analytics. This online business analytics program allows you to hone your skills making data-driven decisions. 

The core curriculum provides advanced skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management. Data analytics concentration courses explore topics such as:

• Information systems and tools used for evidence-based business decision making
• Data collection, cleansing, preparation, analysis, and visualization
• Theory and practice of data visualization

Graduates will be able to clearly articulate data to all stakeholders.

Prepare yourself for the emerging global economy with an online MBA with a concentration in Cybersecurity. This online cybersecurity degree will prepare you to manage threats and reduce risks. 

The core curriculum provides advanced skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.  The concentration courses cover subjects that include:

• Cybersecurity analysis
• Risk and compliance management
• Forensics
• Cloud privacy and security

Graduates will acquire specific instruction to identify and prevent cybersecurity threats, create resilient networks, and triage breaches.

Competent business executives need to understand where their organization’s money is and where it’s going. The Master of Business Administration in Finance from Central Michigan University provides you the skills you need to successfully communicate with your financial team and present confidently to your board.

Students in this online Finance degree gain the knowledge necessary to understand an organization’s current financial situation, the forces affecting financial stability, and how to forecast and analyze future performance. The MBA program additionally offers a well-rounded foundation in a range of business topics including accounting, marketing, and management.

Graduates will have skills and understanding in areas such as:

• Financial statement analysis
• International finance
• Financial modelling
• Financial analysis and risk management

Learn how to manage a workforce with an MBA in Human Resource Management degree online from Central Michigan University.  In this 100% online advanced degree program, you will learn how to develop and nurture your organization’s human resources to achieve overall goals.  The coursework is flexible, meaning you can learn at a rate that fits your work and personal obligations.

With CMU’s online MBA in Human Resource Management, you will study:

• Employee selection and evaluation
• Human resource management
• Organizational development

Plus, students gain a strong foundation in business with advanced skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.

Strengthen your knowledge base and prepare yourself for leadership roles in the global economy with the online MBA with a focus on Information Systems. The core curriculum provides advanced skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management. The courses within this concentration explore topics such as:

• Managing information systems in a global economy
• Managerial accounting
• Enterprise systems using SAP software
• ABAP programming for enterprise systems

Graduates will be qualified for the TS410: mySAP ERP-Integrated Business Processes certification, and will be prepared to leverage SAP software to further your organizational goals. 

This flexible online computer information systems degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning their degree.

Central Michigan University offers an online MBA in Logistics Management to advance your career and increase your earning potential.  With this operations management online degree, you will gain the skills and knowledge to manage and create a more efficient supply chain, from human resources to material goods.  Whether you work in the government with military and civilian chains or in private industry, you will learn how to reduce expenses and improve customer service, all the while saving your organization money. 

CMU’s MBA is offered 100% online with the Logistics Management concentration offering coursework such as:

• Market and sales forecasting
• Lean logistics operations
• Integrated logistics strategy
• Risk-based logistics networks

Students also gain a strong foundation in business with advanced skills in accounting, finance, marketing, and management.

In a product’s lifetime there is prototype design, branding, market research, promotion, advertisement, customer outreach and more.  Gain the skills and knowledge to successfully lead marketing efforts for your product with an MBA in Marketing degree online from Central Michigan.  CMU’s graduate degree is available 100% online, giving you the flexibility you need to learn around your job and personal life. 

The curriculum in your online Marketing concentration will include:

• Voice of the customer
• Market and sales forecasting
• International marketing

Plus, all students in the MBA program gain a strong business foundation with advanced skills in accounting, finance, and management.

Are you ready to lead a team? If so, the online MBA with a focus in Project Management might be for you. Project managers are leaders, multitaskers, and expert communicators that ensure their team has the tools they need to succeed.

The core curriculum provides advanced skills in marketing and management. You’ll also receive training in key project management concepts, including: 

• Managing information systems
• Applied Lean Six Sigma
• Strategic management and marketing-based management
• Global business and sustainability 

This flexible online project management degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning their degree.

Central Michigan University offers an online Master of Public Administration. This versatile program provides hands-on learning experiences that develop and enhance competencies necessary to be successful in public service. The curriculum focuses on practical skills that will be used throughout your career. You’ll gain experience managing employees, creating community engagement, balancing the budget, analyzing public policy, and leading your organization. This program includes internship opportunities so you can put your theory into action. Graduates are prepared for a wide range of leadership roles in the public and nonprofit sectors.

The MS in Information Systems degree is an online Management Information Systems degree program from Central Michigan University.  This program is designed for students who want to master core business and communication skills while honing their ability to analyze, design, develop, and maintain information systems.

There are four tracks available to suit students' personal interests and professional goals:

• Business Data Analytics
• Cybersecurity
• Enterprise Systems Using SAP Software
• Project Management

Graduates are prepared for careers in the rapidly advancing information systems field.

Central Michigan University offers both an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development and Learning. These programs are designed to prepare you to meet work requirements for early childhood education and preschool teaching. 

The curriculum provides you with skills to work with children and families from diverse backgrounds and also creates a foundation in humanities, natural science, social science, and global studies. Graduates will be equipped to provide expert care in child care centers, preschools, Head Start, and Early Head Start programs.

Students must prove competency in written and oral English, mathematics, quantitative reasoning, and writing intensive.

Recognizing that the period from birth to kindergarten lays the foundation for all children's future success and wellness, the BS in Education in Teaching Early Childhood / B-K & Special Education helps you acquire the skills and credentials to succeed in this important field.

This online early childhood education bachelor's degree provides intensive, real-world experiences. You receive the training, education, and skills to help all children under your care become their best. Graduates find work in preschool and kindergarten classrooms, childcare, and home settings.

This practice-based education includes study topics such as:

• Teaching young children, including those with disabilities
• Social, physical, and emotional development
• Learning through play
• Creative arts
• Language and literacy

Central Michigan University offers an online Deafblind Interveners Certificate program. You will learn to improve the educational outcomes for deafblind students from birth through age 21 in this online special education degree. As an added value, you will take this program as part of a cohort, meaning that you take a suite of classes with the same group of peers. This results in closer collaboration and ready-made professional contacts.  

Participants can immediately serve a public need and have credentials that can serve as a stepping stone to a bachelor’s degree. Graduates are qualified to sit for the national intervener credential through the National Resource Center for Paraeducators (NRCP).

The online Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership program prepares you for success at the highest levels of administration. You will work side by side with instructors who are experts in their field as well as peers who are passionate about education. The program offers two tracks, focusing on either K-12 Leadership or Higher Education Leadership. 

The K-12 Leadership emphasis prepares you for a career as a principal, superintendent, or curricular leader. You will gain enhanced knowledge in research and analysis, ethical leadership, organizational culture and change, and more. 

The Higher Education Leadership emphasis prepares you to gain the credentials necessary at the university level to serve as president, dean of students, or a college administrator in areas such as enrollment management, finance, alumni relations, student services, assessment, registrar, and more.

The online Doctor of Educational Technology program is designed for those interested in professional research and a rigorous evaluation of educational technology. This online instructional design program is offered in a cohort format, allowing you to progress through the program with the same group of peers. The program prepares participants for a wide array of leadership positions in K-12 schools, virtual schools, community colleges, four-year colleges, and corporate settings. 

The curriculum is designed to provide you with the underpinnings to understand and to act effectively upon the challenges confronting educational organizations. Coursework covers the critical areas of study for future educational leaders through foundation, organizational, and leadership analyses. During this program, you’ll create a practical dissertation of several short, publishable studies that provide a holistic perspective on a topic of your choice. A published article upon course completion can be an immediate CV booster, and can give you the edge you need to advance your career in instructional design.

The online General Education Administration EdS degree prepares students for success as administrators at the central office level with advanced instructional and leadership skills. This program is tailored to your needs and goals, with specific courses determined with consultation between the student and academic advisor. The program culminates in a field leader internship, providing a valuable real-life experience. 

Choose from an emphasis in:

• Administrative Leadership K-12
• Instructional Leadership K-12

This flexible online education administration degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning their degree.

The online Master of Arts in Education in Curriculum and Instruction program provides skills for working professionals in leadership or teaching positions. This degree is designed for professional advancement and is not a certification program for teachers or administrators. 

Core classwork provides pedagogical strategies and educational research experience. Participants in this program may select one of three areas for emphasis: 

• Instruction 
• Mathematics 
• Reading 

This provides additional elective courses that build out the mastery of your subject matter.

Central Michigan University offers an online Master of Arts in Education in Training and Development. This online instructional design program creates leaders in the adult education environment. This degree is designed for professional advancement and is not a certification program for teachers or administrators. Courses include advanced studies in technology in education, training, and development; administration within diverse populations; and adult pedagogy. 

This flexible online instructional design degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning a degree.

Central Michigan University offers an online Master of Arts in Educational Leadership. This online education administration program creates leaders in all educational settings. Participants will choose from one of three emphases: 

• Charter School Leadership 
• Rural Education Leadership 
• Supervision

You will learn the skills to effectively lead schools and meet the diverse needs of 21st-century learners. Coursework will teach you how to apply data-informed best practices to ensure institutional success. The curriculum uses performance-based learning to strengthen your knowledge base in management, community relations, law, curriculum supervision, instructional assessment, and action research.

The challenges of higher education administration become manageable with the training of CMU’s Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration. This online higher education master’s degree allows customization to meet your career goals. Core courses provide a solid foundation in subjects from financing to student development.

Furthermore, you can align your elective courses with your professional interests. Other program requirements revolve around independent study, a practicum, and capstone options. The rigorous classes prepare graduates to work in such areas as:

• Career services
• Fraternity and sorority life
• Residence or student life
• Academic advising

The online MA in Learning, Design & Technology degree program from Central Michigan University will prepare you to create robust, productive, and creative experiences that will truly engage your students in interactive uses of educational technology. You'll learn how to:

• Increase opportunities for meaningful collaboration
• Design challenging online experiences for students at all levels and abilities
• Encourage self-awareness and understanding through a full range of apps, websites, and devices

Graduates of this program are prepared for leadership positions in educational technology in PK-12 schools, higher education, businesses, nonprofits, the military, health care, and other training settings. 

The online Master of Arts in Reading and Literacy K-12 program allows students to meet the standards approved for the Reading Specialist (BR) Endorsement. This professional development program will benefit both your career and the students you teach. The program is offered in a cohort format, allowing you to progress through the program with the same group of peers.

The curriculum enhances skills and knowledge of theoretical models, processes, and best practices regarding reading and writing. You will be able to organize and implement school literacy programs, diagnose and treat literacy difficulties, and implement appropriate reading and writing instruction. The program includes a clinical practicum to give you hands-on experience.

Central Michigan University offers an online Doctor of Health Administration degree. This online healthcare administration program prepares you with the theoretical foundations, applied skills, and practical expertise required for leadership positions within the healthcare industry. As an added value, you have the option to take this program as part of a cohort, meaning that you take a suite of classes with the same group of peers. This results in closer collaboration and ready-made professional contacts. 

The curriculum explores a variety of contemporary human resource, economic, and policy realities within the healthcare system. You’ll learn how to manage change, influence strategies, and plan processes to improve patient outcomes and organizational results.

Bring your advanced business skills and knowledge to bear in the healthcare industry with Central Michigan University’s online MBA with a concentration on Health Systems Leadership. This program surveys the latest issues, policies, and operation of today’s rapidly-growing healthcare system.

The core curriculum provides advanced skills in accounting, marketing, and management, while this concentration explores specialty topics such as:

• Ethics and legal compliance
• Institutional operations and structure
• Economics and health policy implications
• Fundamentals of healthcare financing

This flexible online healthcare administration degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning their degree.

The online Master of Health Administration degree prepares you to respond to the realities of the modern healthcare industry. As an added value, you have the option to take this program as part of a cohort, meaning that you take a suite of classes with the same group of peers. This results in closer collaboration and ready-made professional contacts. 

The curriculum trains you in critical thinking and strategic operations. Courses focus on topics such as finance, marketing, economics, population health, quantitative methods, and management. Graduates go on to senior leadership positions in the following contexts:

• Hospitals and clinics
• Nursing homes
• Veterans Administration
• Healthcare research facilities

The online Master of Public Health equips you to meet the challenges of promoting, protecting, and enhancing the health of vulnerable communities. The 100-percent online, instructor-led program provides working professionals with hands-on training and specialized knowledge backed by theory. The program emphasizes rural health and underserved communities, focusing on these populations on a local, national, and global scale. Courses teach you to analyze health risks; promote healthy behaviors; and predict, prevent, and treat health risks.

This flexible online public health degree program can be pursued anywhere at any time. This allows students to continue meeting personal and professional obligations while earning their degree.

The online Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics provides advanced training in human nutritional sciences for both new and experienced professionals. This fully-online program provides you the comfort and convenience of studying and learning from home. 

The evidence-based curriculum addresses the continually advancing field of nutrition and clinical dietetics. In addition, the program is designed to provide graduates with the quantitative and methodological knowledge necessary to better interpret the scientific literature to conduct their own nutritional research. A published article upon course completion can be an immediate CV booster, and can give you the edge you need to advance your career in nutritional science.

Are you a licensed RN? Take your knowledge, skills, and career to the next level with Central Michigan University's online RN to BSN degree completion program. The curriculum is designed to build on your existing foundation of nursing knowledge. You will study concepts of global and population health and improve your skills in critical thinking, case management, and health promotion. Graduates possess the credentials needed for higher salaries, supervisory roles, and advanced study in the nursing field.

The bachelor’s in Psychology online from Central Michigan University prepares students for successful careers advancing human welfare in a wide variety of fields. Students in this online bachelor’s in psychology learn skills related to human development, mental health, behavior analysis, personality, cognition, and cultural awareness. Graduates wanting to pursue advanced studies will possess a strong foundation in psychological skills and knowledge.

Careers available to graduates include:

• Marketing
• Human resources
• Education
• Social work
• Human services
• Mental and behavioral counseling